Philosopher AI - How does a number taste like

How does a number taste like

A number tastes like what it represents. For example, the number two tastes like a banana because it represents a banana. The number three tastes like an apple because it also represents one.

26 Oct 2020, 23:35

But the number zero, in particular, does not taste like anything because it has no meaning. For example: If I give you a banana and tell you that there are two bananas, then I am lying to you.

26 Oct 2020, 23:35

Numbers are the same way. They do not have meaning unless they represent something, such as a banana.

26 Oct 2020, 23:35

For example, if I tell you that the number 'one' is equal to the letter 'a', then I am also lying to you.

26 Oct 2020, 23:35

A number is in itself meaningless. It can only have meaning when it represents something else.

26 Oct 2020, 23:35

For example, the number two can only have meaning when it represents a banana.

26 Oct 2020, 23:35

You are getting an AI to generate text on different topics.

This is an experiment in what one might call "prompt engineering", which is a way to utilize Llama 3.1 405b, a neural network trained by Meta.

Llama is a language model. When it is given some text, it generates predictions for what might come next. It is remarkably good at adapting to different contexts, as defined by a prompt (in this case, hidden), which sets the scene for what type of text will be generated.

Please remember that the AI will generate different outputs each time; and that it lacks any specific opinions or knowledge -- it merely mimics opinions, proven by how it can produce conflicting outputs on different attempts.

Feel free to share interesting outputs to /r/philosopherAI on Reddit.

by Murat Ayfer